Pistachio and chocolate soufflé
These individual soufflés are light, airy, and filled with the luxurious blend of melted milk chocolate and nutty pistachios. With their delicate rise and rich, velvety molten centre, they make an impressive dessert for any occasion. Dust with icing sugar and serve immediately straight from the oven.
Ingredients
- Vanilla pod1 ცალი
- Double cream100 ml
- Milk50 ml
- egg yolks2 ცალი
- Egg white2 ცალი
Instructions
11 steps- 1
Preheat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas 7.
- 2
Grease two glass ramekins and set aside.
- 3
Heat the vanilla, cream and milk in a pan until boiling.
- 4
Meanwhile, whisk the egg yolks and sugar together in a bowl until pale and fluffy.
- 5
Whisk the hot cream mixture into the egg yolks. Pour the custard back into the saucepan and return to a low heat. Gently whisk in the cornflour and continue to cook, whisking continuously, until the custard has thickened.
- 6
Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the melted chocolate and cocoa.
- 7
In a separate clean bowl, whisk the egg whites until soft peaks form when the whisk is removed. Add the sugar and whisk until glossy.
- 8
Carefully fold the egg whites into the custard.
- 9
Fold half of the chopped pistachios into the soufflé mixture. Spoon the mixture into the 2 ramekins.
- 10
Place each ramekin onto a baking tray and bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes, or until well risen and golden-brown.
- 11
To serve, dust with icing sugar and sprinkle over the pistachios as quickly as possible before the soufflé deflates.
Nutrition
1 serving ≈ 150 g
Nutrition values are estimates. - means data is unavailable.
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